Transmission gearing



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O. JANSSEN TRANSMI SS ION GEARING Filed Feb. ll 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented .lune l0, 1924i.

OSCAR JANSSEN, OE Sfr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOE To CHARLES O. JANSSEN, OE

sr. LOUIS, MISSOUEL TRANSMISSION GEARING.

Application iled February 11, 1921. Serial No. 444,139.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, OsCAR JANSSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Transmission erence being had to the accompanying drawings. forming part of this specification.

My invention has relatio-n to improvements in transmission mechanism and consists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

`The object of my invention is to provide a transmission mechanism more particularly adapted for use in motorI vehicles where it is desired to change speed often and easily. To accomplish this result I employ as my initial driving` member a three-lobed cam ,which is slidable with relation to the impulse arms thereby varying the throw of said impulse arms and speed of the driven shaft.

A further object is to provide a transmission mechanism wherein the driving is accomplished by the movement of a single driving member. i

A further obj ect is to provide a transmission mechanism of the class hereinafter described, which shall also embody mechanism for reversing the direction of rotation of the driven member.

A further object is to provide a transmission mechanism wherein the driven member is indirectly driven for speeds other than maximum speed and when such maximum speed is obtained` the driving will be direct Further and other advantages will be 'better apparent from a detailed description of the invention, in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a middle longitudinal section through the housing, parts of the Vmechanism being left in elevation.

Figure 2 is a verticalcross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. o

F iguref is a vertical cross-section on the line v4 4 of Figure i.

Figure 5 is asectional detail through the adapted rto rotate.

reverse gears showing the gear shift lever applied thereto, said lever being in elevation.

Figure 6 is a face view of the cam plate whereby the driving ratchets are disengaged on their return movement.

Figure iis a sectional detail of the reversing gears.

Figure 8 is a diagrammatic development of the rib formation on the driven shaft which is adapted to cooperate with the ribs yon the driving member.

the housing of my improved transmission mechanism and B represents a ball bearing wherein one end of a driving shaft S is The driving shaft S is provided with grooves or keyways l wherein corresponding ribs 2 on the driving member or cam 3 are adapted to slide. The driving member 3 is in the shape of a threelobed cam and has near its outer ends concentric surfaces 4 which may be termed neutral Zones on the cam 3. Disposed about the cam 3 area series of countershafts 5 (four beingshown in the present instance) mounted in bearings projecting from the inside of the housing H. These bearings are in the form of inwardly projecting arms 6 at one end of the housing, at the right Figure l (see also Figure 2) or in the form of an inwardly extending flange 6 at the left of figure (see also Figure 3), each of )vhirh has an elongated sleeve or hollow `rearing portion 6 and 6', respectively (see Figure l), these sleeve portions of a pair of bearings being in alignment to provide an extended mount for the countershafts 5. @n each counter shaft 5 is fixedly mounted a sleeve 7 carrying a rocker arm 7 and projecting lfrom each rocker arm 7' is a stud 8 carrying a roller 9. A cam plate l0 is keyed to the shaft S adjacent to one end of the cam 3, said cam plate l0 being provided with cam formations ll suitably spaced apart so that on rotation of the cam plate l0 with the shaft S, these formations will at predetermined intervals engage the adjacent ends of the countershafts 5 and impart to them a momentary reciprocation, the object of which will pres ently appear.

Y (ln the end of each counter shaft 5 opposite the cam plate 10, is keyed a ratchet disk 12, the teeth t of which are adapted to engage complementary teeth t laterally projecting from a spur gear 13 said teeth t and t forming clutches. rlhe spur gear 13 is freely rotatable on the shaft 5 and at. the intervals when the shaft 5 is cammed leftivard in lligrgure 1 by the cam formations 11, the ratchet disks 12 will be disengaged from the gears 13. B and B are bearings in which the driven shaft 14 is mounted. The driven shaft" 14k is pi.,;-vided with an internal bearing lined by a bus iing 15 into which projects the reduced portion 16 of the driving shaft S. lt is thus seen that the driven shaft 111- has its bearing in the housing While the driving shaft Si has its bearing at the outer end, in the housing and at the inner end in the driven shaft.

Y Mounted on the driven shaft and engag-- ing with the spur gears 13 is a pinion 1i", said pinion l''being freely rotatable on the shaft le, and being' provided With .laterally projecting teeth 18 adapted to engage with the adjacent teeth 19 of a clutch member 20 which is feathered on the shaft 14 and said clu'ch member being also provided with laterally projecting teeth 19 on the face opposite the teeth 19 to engge `with the teeth 23 on a reversing gear xWhenV it is desired to reverse the direction of the driven shaft 11, the reversing clutch member 20 may be shifted by means of a shift lever 21 pivoted on a bracket 22, so as to cause the teeth 19 to entr ge with teeth on gear The rear in addi tion io the teeth 29 is provided with peripherai teeth 2t' which are in engagement with the teeth of a pinion 26. mounted on a countershaft' arrai ged in a housing 28, the counter shaft 2T ha 1g a second pinion 29 mounted on its extremity opposite the pinion QG (see Figure i). The pinion 29, as will be seen in Figure t. is constantly in mesh with one of the fears and the pinion 26 `is constantly in mesh with gear 24. 'El provided with te gear shift lever 21 l a fork 30 at its louer end through `which extends a rod 3L which rod is pedally actuated so as toshift the :dutch Q9. the 'pedals not being` shown.

.i'lhen it is desired to impart rotation Lo the driven shaft the cani il is advanced or moved leftivardly along the shaft ti from the position shown in Figure l. by means` a pedally operated rodi-2r which rod has i'ied to it shift arm Ril positioned vr-Iithin a groove in the cam a. l! is thus seen that by vadvanoing the rod 32, the shift arm Il?, ivillcarry forward the cam si. thus bringing points of the three-iobed cam of constantly increasing throiv oppositie the rollers 9. The rollers 9. together ivith their arms i', Will be intermittentl'i7 rocked a distance de pendingupon the throiv` incident to the amount cam 3 haszbeen shifted; and in being so rocked Will impart a partial rotation to each of the shafts 5, this movement being communicated to the teeth t of disks 12, and ultimately to gears 18, and pinion 17 Will receive this motion. Through the pinion 1?, motion Will be communicated to the clutch member 20 and to the driven shaft 14.

lWhen the cam 3 has been advanced so as to impart to tl c rock arms 7 their maximum throw, the cam 23 will be immediately adjacent to the driven shaft 111 and upon slightly further advance movement, the Iam 3 vvill slitte over said driven shaft7 and the ribs 2 of the cam ivill enter the spaces between the rib formations 35 on the driven shaft, thus imparting a direct driving movement to the driven shaft.

Obviously, when the driven shaft is thus directly driven, the pinion 17 and clutch 2O must be disengaged. rlhis disengagement is brought about by providing a cam surface formation 3G on the rod 3f?, (see iigure 5), which cam formation will engage a roller 37 mounted on the extremity of an arm 38 projecting from the shift lever 21. As the cam surface 3G raises the arm 88, the lever 21 Will be oscillated an amount sufficient to shift the clutch 2t to a neutral position, thus pi venting any movement of the rocker arms imparted to the driven shaft 1st and vice versa. `Upon releasing the rod 32 (or moving it rigl'itvrardly). the lever 21 will he restored to normal position under the influence of a spring 38 on rod 31, said spring` bearing against the fork 30 of the iever and also against a stop 38 on the rod 81.

`When it is desired to reverse the direction of rotation of the driven shaft le, the rod 31 is kactuated in the direction of the arrow, Figure 5, thereby oscillating the lever L1 in the proper direction to shift the clutch 2O so that its teeth 19 will engage the teeth 23 of the gear 24.

lVe have seen that the gear .24 is meshed with pinion 26 on a shaft 27 which also carries a pinion Q9, the latter pinion being in constant engagement With one of the gears 13, whose motion is imparted to it through the roclt arm 7. The motion of this gear '1i-l will noiv be imparted through the pinions Q9 and it to the gear Q4, and thence to the clutch 20 whereupon the driven shaft 14 will be driven in a direction opposite to that when it receives its motion directly through the gear 1T. Gear 17 being loosely mounted on the driven shaft will, of course, be con` stantly rotated by the successive impulses from the rocker arms T, and, of course, all of the gears 13 in mesh therewith are similarly rotated, and, therefore, it makes no difference from Which one of the gea-rs 13 the reversing mechanism just described is driven.

It is obvious that when the rocker arms 'T have been rocked in a direction to drive the driven shaft, some means must be provided for returning said rocker arms to their original or normal positions, and this is accomplished by coiled torsion springs 39 around the sleeve 6 of bearings 6, one end of each spring bein secured to the bearing arm 6 While the ot er end is secured to a flange 40 formin part of a nut 41 threaded to the shaft 5. 'Ighe spring 39 in addition to restoring the rocker arms to their normal positions after they have been actuated, likewise operates to force the shaft 5 into engagement with cam plate 10, said spring being compressed at such times as the shaft 5 is reciprocated under the inuence of the cam formations 11.

While I have shown certain details of construction for the purpose of illustrating my invention, I do not Wish to be restricted to these precise details, as it is obviously Within the skill of a mechanic to vary them as occasion or special conditions require.

What I claim is:

1. In a transmission mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member slidably mounted on said shaft, a counter shaft provided With a rocker arm, said rocker arm having a roller adapted to engage the periphery of the driving member, a gear Wheel and clutch mechanism mounted on the counter shaft, a driven shaft provided With a gear and clutch mechanism whereby said shaft may be connected to the gear Wheel, and suitable clutch formations on the driven shaft and driving member whereby said shaft and member may be clutched together when said driving member has been moved its maximum distance.

Q. In a transmission mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral cam surfaces and a neutral Zone, a counter shaft provided With a rocker arm terminating in a roller adapted to ride on the periphery of the driving member, a. gear Wheel loosely mounted on said counter shaft, a clutch member feathered on said counter shaft and adapted to engage with said gear Wheel, means cooperating with the driving shaft to timely disengage said clutch memberV from its gear Wheel When the rocker` arm is on its return oscillation, a driven shaft and means for engaging the same With the aforesaid gear wheel and means for directly engaging the driving member with the driven shaft.

3. In a transmissionY mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral cam surfaces, a plurality of counter shafts provided with rocker arms each terminating in a roller, means for relatively shifting said driving member with relation to said rollers whereby the rocker arms are oscillated to variable distance from zero to maximum depending upon the relative positions of said driving member and rollers, a gear loosely mounted on each counter shaft and a clutch fixed to each counter shaft and normally adapted to engage said gear, a driven shaft adapted to be driven by said gears, means cooperating With the driving shaft for disengaging said clutch and gear when the rocker arm is on its return oscillation, and means for engaging the driving member With the driven shaft when said driving member is positioned to impart to the rocker arms their maximum throw.

4. In a transmission mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral cam surfaces, a counter shaft, a rocker arm mounted thereon for co-operation with said cam surfaces, a driving gear loosely mounted on said counter shaft, a clutch member on the driving shaft normally engaging said gear, means for opportunely disengaging said clutch member from said gear, and a driven shaft adapted to be rotated by said gear. Y

5. In a transmission mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral cam surfaces, a counter shaft provided With a rocker arm terminating in a roller adapted to `ride on the periphery of the driving member, a gear Wheel loosely mounted on said counter shaft, a clutch member feathered on said counter shaft and normally adapted to engage with said gear Wheel, a cam Vplate provided With cam formations cooperating with the driving shaft to timely disengage said clutch member from its gear Wheel when the rocker arm is on its return oscillation, a driven shaft, and means for engaging the same with the aforesaid gear wheel.

6. In a transmission mechanism, a driving shaft, a driving member on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral cam surfaces, a plurality of counter shafts each hav` ing a rocker arm mounted thereon for cooperation With said cam surfaces, driving gears loosely mounted on said counter shafts, clutch members on the counter shafts normally engaging said gears, means for dis engaging said clutch member from said driving gears, a driven shaft, a pinion mounted thereon adapted to be rotated by said driving gears, and means for reversing the direction of rotation of said driven shaft.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature this 7th Y day of February, 1921.

OSCAR JANSSEN. 

